Skin Deep by Sarah Makela

Author:Sarah Makela
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Werewolves, Paranormal Romance, shapeshifters
Publisher: Etopia Press
Published: 2012-11-06T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Angelique walked along the narrow alley running behind the houses on her street. Her hands still shook from the adrenaline rampaging through her. Kira had taken to licking her paws low on Angelique’s stomach for the walk. Her cat was quite proud of herself. Angelique wished she had half of her calm.

She cut through her backyard and slowed. Coming back here was risky as hell, but she didn’t have any money. If she had any chance of escaping Monica’s reach again, then she needed her purse to hightail it out of town.

Pausing, she saw a broad shouldered man in a suit jogging down the front sidewalk away from her house. He didn’t look like the person from earlier. She pressed herself to the side of the building waiting for him to leave.

He smacked his hand against the roof of the Camaro before climbing inside.

Realization slammed into her gut. She knew that car. The man turned his face a little. Connor. Her heart thumped against her chest joyously. Maybe he could help her. He knew Monica, and he could make sure Angelique wouldn’t have her back against the wall alone. The swish of a furry tail across her stomach proved Kira didn’t like that thought. Okay, she wasn’t alone, but Connor could help.

She squeezed her hands into fists, reluctance muddying her thoughts. What had he been doing here? Could she really trust him, especially now that he knew of her gift? She cursed herself. Only one way to find out. The faint sound of police sirens shattered her thoughts.

Connor peeled away from the curb and sped down the street.

Damn it! She ran toward the road waving her arms. “Stop. Connor!” His car was already turning the corner. She shoved her fists against her forehead and took a couple deep breaths.

Turning on her heel, she sprinted onto the porch and stopped. Her crushed doorknob stood out against the splintered wood near the hinges. Connor wouldn’t have done this. Inside, most of her furniture lay smashed and tossed over. Clumps of cotton stuffing, glass shards, and smashed lampshades littered the room. Her mementos were in pieces across the floor.

Angelique couldn’t suppress a gasp. Tears leapt to her eyes, and she shook with anger. She wanted to grab a broom, pick everything up, and make it all right, but she didn’t have time. And she couldn’t make this right. Most of her living room would probably have to go to the dump.

The sirens closed in, urging her to action. She ran to her bedroom for her purse. Kira’s intense agitation radiated through Angelique, making her tense and jumpy. Beneath the unhappiness, Angelique sensed Kira’s deep hostility that their home had been trespassed and disturbed. She sent soothing thoughts to Kira. Her familiar was distracting, and it wouldn’t be safe to drive with her mind in such turmoil and Kira this upset.

The big cat settled down a little, but that didn’t stop her from twitching her tail in displeasure. Angelique could deal with that.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.